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Frontline social work students ‘perform better', study finds

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Students taking part in the Frontline social work training programme display better practice skills than those from mainstream programmes, researchers have found.

DfE unveils four-year adoption strategy

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

The government has announced plans to change the law to pave the way for more children to be adopted as part of a wide-ranging four-year strategy.

Ofsted awards first ‘outstanding' ratings for children's services

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

Two local authorities have become the first to be awarded "outstanding" judgments under Ofsted's controversial inspection framework for children's services.

Relentless increase in children's care applications set to continue

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Tuesday, March 29, 2016

| CYP Now

A record number of care applications were made in February, but experts differ over whether this is a sign of better child protection practice, the result of cuts to early help services or rising levels of poverty.

Rising numbers in child protection system 'down to cuts', MPs told

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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

| CYP Now

Numbers of children entering the child protection system are on the rise because services designed to help them stay with their families are being "decimated", MPs have been told.

DfE-funded care initiative to recruit 100,000 volunteers to expand nationwide

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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

| CYP Now

A government-funded social care initiative that supports families in crisis has announced plans to recruit 100,000 volunteers as part of a major nationwide expansion.

DfE commits to fresh funding for social care innovation programme

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Thursday, March 17, 2016

| CYP Now

Local authorities and charities will be able to access a fresh round of government funding to test innovative ideas for children's social care, it has emerged.

Children's home providers call for fee increases

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

| CYP Now

Placement fees paid by local authorities to children's homes providers must be increased if the sector is to cope with rising costs, it has been claimed.

Ofsted praises council's children's services for domestic violence work

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Friday, March 11, 2016

| CYP Now

A council's children's services department has been praised by Ofsted for its work to tackle domestic abuse, and the quality of leadership.

Children's social workers 'undermined' by government reform plans

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Tuesday, March 8, 2016

| CYP Now

Social workers in England feel "patronised" and "sidelined" by the government's approach to social work reform, it has been claimed.

Fast-track social work scheme massively oversubscribed

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Friday, March 4, 2016

| CYP Now

A government-funded fast-track social work training scheme is massively oversubscribed, with more than 10 applicants battling it out for every place, it has emerged.

Spending on early intervention faces 71 per cent cut

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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Government funding for early help services is expected to be cut by 71 per cent, between 2010 and 2020, a study has found.

Violence at home: When children abuse their parents

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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| CYP Now

Growing recognition of the problem of child-to-parent violence has prompted new government guidance. Eileen Fursland looks at a range of approaches designed to tackle this complex issue.